On-Vehicle Service: Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Nissan Quest. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove tire from the vehicle with power tool.
Insert a deep socket wrench to rotate adjusting nut and loosen the cable sufficiently. Then, return the pedal to the free height.

Fig 1: Locating Parking Brake Pedal & Adjusting Nut
Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
Using wheel nuts, secure the disc to the hub and prevent it from tilting.
Remove adjusting hole plug installed on the disc rotor. Using a screwdriver, rotate the adjuster in direction "A" as shown in Fig 2 until the disc rotor is locked. After locking, turn the adjuster in the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches.

Fig 2: Rotating The Adjuster In Direction "A"
Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
Rotate the disc rotor to make sure there is no drag. Install the adjusting hole plug.
Adjust cable as follows:
1. Operate pedal 10 or more times with a force of 294 N (30 kg, 66 lb).
2. Rotate adjusting nut with deep socket to adjust pedal stroke.
  NOTE: Do not reuse the adjusting nut after removing it.
3. When parking brake pedal is operated at specified force, make sure the stroke is within the specified number of notches. (Check it by listening and counting the ratchet clicks.)
  - Pedal force: 196 N (20 kg, 44 lb)
  - Pedal stroke: 5 to 6 notches
4. With the pedal completely returned, make sure there is no drag on the rear brake.